diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index c9b041c94c29..773d19c56005 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -61,6 +61,24 @@ jobs:
     - name: Checkout repository
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+
+    - name: Free Disk Space (Ubuntu)
+      if: runner.os == 'Linux'
+      uses: jlumbroso/free-disk-space@54081f138730dfa15788a46383842cd2f914a1be #v1.3.1
+      with:
+        # this might remove tools that are actually needed,
+        # if set to "true" but frees about 6 GB
+        tool-cache: false
+        
+        # all of these default to true, but feel free to set to
+        # "false" if necessary for your workflow
+        android: true
+        dotnet: false
+        haskell: true
+        large-packages: true
+        docker-images: true
+        swap-storage: true
+
     # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
       uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3